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Skydiving Gear and Equipment: Jumpsuits and Clothing: Tony Suit: The Pit Special

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Item: The Pit Special  Manufacturer: Tony Suit   (1017 Hits)     Description: The PIT SPECIAL comes in either a nylon, cot'en felt, or polycotton front. Spandex covers the back and hips. This gives a tighter, no flap fit but still allows a full range of movement. Over the years we have removed the spandex from the grip area on the male pit. This gives a better feel during a block move when cranking is involved and also makes the suit last longer. The entire legs are made of cot'en felt or polycotton. We offer spandex, cot'en felt, or polycotton forearms. Although this is the suit the worlds top team are using, it can still be used for fun jumping if the jumper is average, or lighter than average weight. We suggest spandex forearms for the light weight fun jumpers and for teams ( We also make cot'en felt or polycotton slip-ons to wear on the forearms for larger loads). For the medium weight jumper who prefers a skin tight fit over the loose SWOOP SUIT, regular cot'en felt or polycotton forearms are recommended. Added: 2002-05-06 | Item ID: 399

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You don't get what you pay for
Rated by: aatomik (more about me) on 2006-07-08 00:00:00 (user reviews) Review ID:1589

Pros: Fits good, flies good
Cons: Poor quality management and customer service

You might or might not get what you pay for. Last year two of my friends ordered suits with exactly the same options. They were charged exactly the same. One of the suits had leg zips, one of them did not. This year one of my friends ordered a suit with back of arm grips. He paid for them. He did not get them. I ordered a suit online in the end of February. I got an automatic order confirmation, then an e-mail that leg zips are not available with that kind of bootie. OK about that. Then later I noticed that 50$ more is taken from my credit card. I contacted Tonysuit and they said that I used old order form. Well, I used online order form and they sent me the order confirmation earlier. They said they are sorry but I had to pay 50$ more. Finally I got the suit. Back of arm gips were missing. Sent them an e-mail, got an answer a week later. Sent the suit back on my own expense. Got the suit back from warranty repair. Jumped it once. The suit broke under the arm. Contacted Tonysuit again and sent it back again for warranty repair. This time they paid for the delivery. I got the suit back today. The have patched it, not replaced the arm part. So I ordered suit in the end of February and finally got it in beginning of July. Paid 50$ more to Tonysuit and 100$ extra for transportation and customs broker. But the damn thing fits and flies good. I hope that it will not break again.

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Pit Special
Rated by: tanya (more about me) on 2005-04-16 00:00:00 (user reviews) Review ID:1254

Pros: Great Fit, Great Fabric
Cons: Zippers

Love my Pit Special. Will order it without leg zips. The pulls always come off and then the zippers blow open in freefall. So take your shoes off to put your jumpsuit on, or jump barefoot, I guess!

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Tony Suit Pit Special
Rated by: 377 (more about me) on 2005-01-10 00:00:00 (user reviews) Review ID:1153

Pros: Good fabric cut, seam placment and fit. Looks great
Cons: Some dyes run or fade in wash, zippers not the best

These suits are very good in their design, but there are a few things that could be better in their construction. The zippers are not the very best, have had a few pulls break off the zipper slider. The fabric dyes have obviously not all been wash tested. I had some serious color bleeding when I first washed mine in cold water. They are really comfortable suits and fly well, at least for me. They look great and hold up well with the exception of the bootie soles (no soles really, just exposed fabric). They suggest putting shoe goop on them which is ridiculous. They should have made abrasion resistant thin elastomeric soles for them out of KRATON (like the old O'Neill wetsuit kneepads, indestructible and flexy and stretchy as well). When I brought my Tony suit with a broken zipper pull to their booth at WFFC they quoted me a pretty high price to replace the zipper. DUMB from a customer satisfaction standpoint, they should learn from Alti 2 or Larsen and Brusgaard... fix it free if it broke without abuse. I am happy with my Tony suit, but I am also happy with my Michigan suit and even my old suits from the 70s. Tony needs a little bit better customer service (its not that bad) and more attention to wear testing zippers and wash testing fabrics. It could take them from good to great.

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